Prison Was My First Pulpit

Prison Was My First Pulpit Linda Barkman was incarcerated after the man she lived with murdered her toddler. But she turned hardship into ministry. Interview by Morgan Lee

The valedictorian of Fuller Theological Seminary’s School of Intercultural Studies had been incarcerated longer than many of her fellow graduates had been alive. “I got a standing ovation at graduation,” said Linda Barkman, who graduated last year at the age of 65 and was imprisoned ...

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